Andrew Litteken
Quantum Applications Software Developer
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolAndrew Litteken is a Quantum Applications Software Developer with nine years of engineering and research experience bridging academia and industry. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Chicago and has worked on quantum and quantum-adjacent software at Intel Labs, ColdQuanta UK, and now PsiQuantum, bringing experimental rigor to production-focused tooling. His background includes systems and ML-oriented research from Notre Dame and internships at Apple, giving him a rare blend of low-level systems, algorithmic optimization, and software engineering chops. Andrew has a track record of implementing efficient algorithms for specialized hardware and building testing and integration frameworks that scale from research prototypes to industrial codebases. Based in Chicago, he combines academic publishing and hands-on product work, frequently translating complex theoretical ideas into practical software. Colleagues describe him as the kind of engineer who pairs deep technical curiosity with an inclination for clean, reproducible experiments.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
High School, High School at Clayton High SchoolBachelor’s Degree Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science at University of Notre DameDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at University of Chicago
English, Spanish
Github Skills (51)
apl10
scaffold10
programming-language10
modular10
compilation10
llvm10
toolchain10
compiler10
swift10
clang10
scripting9
harness9
grids9
ocaml9
multicore9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
AndrewLitteken/swift
Jul 2019 - Jan 2021
The Swift Programming Language
Contributions:2 PRs, 43 pushes, 5 branches in 1 year 6 months
swift-programmingswift-programming-languageprogramming-languageswift
AndrewLitteken/neutral-atom-compilation
May 2021 - Dec 2022
Contributions:4 commits, 3 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 7 months
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